As just about everyone probably knows, there is a huge winter storm cutting across much of the South-to-Southeast of this country, dropping snow, ice… Read More »The Louisville (KY) Police Dept. Has a Special Message for People ‘Doing Donuts in a Parking Lot’ (LOL)
Ten years ago today, on 12 December 2015, the leaders of 195 countries, meeting in France at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21), ratified… Read More »Paris Agreement at 10: Hope for change clouded by climate reality
The morning after Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, Jennifer Hue, a retired tax auditor living close to hard-hit Treasure Beach, woke up to devastation. Her… Read More »Jamaicans have been turning to solar power. It paid off after the storm.
Osaka – The first episode of “Future Kid Takara,” a new series of anime shorts, opens with the thrilling scene of a boy named Takara… Read More »Japan’s youth are apathetic toward the climate crisis. Could anime change that?
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China led several countries in announcing new climate plans on Wednesday and offered a veiled rebuke of the U.S. president’s anti-climate rhetoric a day earlier… Read More »Beijing takes the lead with new climate plans amid Washington’s denial
Hakuba, Nagano Pref. – On a recent Saturday, while much of Japan sweltered under punishing heat and humidity, groups of hikers were savoring the crisp… Read More »Are ‘coolcations’ the answer for Japan’s heat-weary tourists?
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BEIJING – During last month’s deadly floods in Beijing, rural hotel owner Cui Jian and his guests spent the night stranded on a rooftop in… Read More »Is historically arid Beijing ready for a wetter future?
Good NEWS, Canadians! You already knew that your government hated you enough to MAID you if you ever get depressed, but it gets even… Read More »O, Cana-DUH! The Syrupeans Up North Are Now Banning Hiking (You’ll Never Guess Why)
